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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A11921) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 17681) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 397:5) An aunswere to the proclamation of the rebels in the north 1569. Seres, William, d. ca. 1579, attributed name. [24] p. By Willyam Seres. Cum priuilegio, Imprinted at London : [1569] Signed at end: W.S., i.e. William Seres. This evidently refers to his role as printer, rather than as author, as has commonly been supposed. In verse. Signatures: A B⁴. The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A.j." with row of ornaments; the last leaf is blank. Running title reads: An aunswere to the rebels proclamation. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. eng Great Britain -- History -- Rebellion of 1569 -- Early works to 1800. eebo An aunswere to the proclamation of the rebels in the north. 1569. [no entry] 1569 22 2954 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.54 C The rate of 13.54 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2003-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-10 Sampled and proofread 2003-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-12 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

An Aunswere to the Proclamation of the Rebels in the North. 1569.

Imprinted at London by Willyam Seres .

Cum Priuilegio .

An Aunswere to the Proclamation of the Rebelles . O Lorde stretch out thy mightie hande against this raging route , To God . And saue our Prince , our state , & land which they doe go aboute For to subuert , and ouerthrowe , and make this Realme a pray , For other Nations here to growe : what so , like fooles they say . You doe imagine ( I suppose ) your selues Princes to be , To the Rebels Or else your stile should not be so , First article . to sende it out with WE . The Princes phrase ye take in hande , O well disposed men : A Traytor first , that worde to spake and he that rulde the Pen. Hir faythfull subiects ye protest your selues in wordes to bée , ij . Article . But marke I pray you how your déedes doe with your wordes agrée . Can you hir loue , and eke obey , as subiectes in their guise , When you against hir will and minde , with force of armes doe rise ? To all the olde and Catholike , iij. Article . that be of such religion As you be , that be franticke madde , and foolish of opinion , You write : that they your minde may know and you their minde againe , Whether they meane to take your part and so in fielde be slaine , No faithfull man you may be sure will lyke your crooked style : Also your trayne if they be wise will lyke it but a whyle , Chorath , Dathan , and Abiram or else Achitophell , With Absalon , Adoniah , of their olde faith ye smell . In déede your olde religion is waxen stale for age , Ye meane to make it new againe with mightye Rebels rage , You shall haue much adoe be sure though you thinke nothing so : You haue to long a time sit still and suffered truth to growe . When God and Prince is ioynde in one for to defende the truth , And you against them stande in fielde , marke then , what it ensuth . The ruine of the contrarie must néedes with speede be séene For troubling still the flocke of Christ and such a quiet Queene . What Nobles are they that ye haue with you to take your parts ? iiij . Article . They may be Noble well by name , but farre from Noble harts . Belyke ye would make men in doubt that some doe beare the face To loue their Prince , and yet at neede to turne into your case . O hatefull men vnto the blouds that haue alwayes bene trewe , If you haue such , then name them out from Iudas line , the Iewe , That they with spéede may hang themselues , for treason to their Prince . O doubtfull denne that so blowth out a poysonde musing stinche . Such as you be , hir noble grace hath trusted ouer long , For nowe you thinke that in the fielde for hir ye are to strong . It may be so , the Nobles mo both fathers and their sonnes Be puissaunt men to beare a Crosse out of the noble Nortonnes . You say your faythes is promised in this your enterprise , V. Article . Eche vnto eche , to further forth your meaning good and wise . What fayth is that , what doe you meane ? when fayth to Prince is broke ? You meane to pull your neckes from tye , of gentle Princes yoke : And set your selues at libertie and eke your rowte so rude , So that to royall dignitie eche shall himselfe intrude . For this ye may right well beleue , not woorst in all your ranke but thinkes himselfe as good as ye , and lookes for as much thanke . You say hir Grace is led by such as wicked are and euill . vj. Article . By whom I pray you are ye led ? I may say by the Deuill . Whome would ye poynt to leade hir Grace if ye might haue your choyse ? The Pope I thinke , your Father chiefe , should haue your holy voyse . And then she should be led in déede , as Lambe for to be slaine . Wo worth such heades , as so would sée hir Grace , for all hir paine . But this I would ye should me tell : when she came to hir throne , What was she then , of age or wit ? giue aunswere euery one . Was not hir age so competent , and eke hir head so wise , As none that heard , or did hir knowe , could more in hir deuise ? Yea , you your selues ( I dare well say ) at that same present houre , Of all the Princes farre or néere tooke hir to be the flowre . And had she not then will and powre hir Counsaylers to chuse , To take in whom that she thought good , and whome she would refuse ? If ye should point hir Counsaylers the case were very straunge . No marueyle though in deedes ye roue when so in wordes ye raunge . And yet good Sirs , this is well knowne that nothing hath bene ment And done , in matters of the Church , but by the Parliament . Wherein the Nobles of the Realme , the Bishop , and the Lorde , And Commons all gaue their consent and thereto did accorde . The booke that called is by name the booke of common Prayer , Was sent to you , by these afore , though you would it appaire , By bruting forth that peruerse men seducers of the Quéene Hath set it out . O simple men , what shall I of you deeme ? Doth not the act that is set out speake to you in this wise ? Haue you not read and séene the same , and now the same denies ? Will you that be but priuate men attempt for to put downe , The thing that was authorised by hir that weares the Crowne ? What gappe make you to breache of lawes if this your fact be good ? No Parlament , no Prince shall rule , but shedding still of blood . If men may rise against their Prince that all things doth by lawe , Then call for Captaine Cobler in and wayte vpon Iack Strawe . Ye saye ye feare the noble bloud it should be made awaye . vij . Article . And ye your selues will doe the same of others that you saye . By force ye say ye will redresse the things that are amisse . viij . article . Where had you that , out of what schoole ? shew me then where it is : For in your wordes , there is inclosde that will the Quéene or no , You will set vp , that she put downe : that ye so meane ye show . If ye be subiects as you say , where learned ye to force ? But this ye meane ( I doe suppose ) with hir to make a Corce . The mother Church you will defende . ix . Article . What children call ye these , When trayterously themselues they bende their Mother to disease ? But like it is , the Mother that ye meane to prop with power , The spouse of Christ that she is not , but Antichristes whoore . For sure I am , the Church of Christ did neuer knowe this way , In any place at any tyme their Prince to disobay . What fathers of the fayth ye bée all men may easily iudge , Who is so blinde that cannot sée how causelesse ye doe grudge ? The auncient customes of the Church you say you will restore , x. Article . The liberties that she hath had she shall haue as to fore . You speake but for to make hir smoyle such libertie to haue The Prince and Realme againe to spoyle of that that once they gaue . The Monke , the Fryer , and eke the Nonne , the Armit and the Anker , You doe intende belyke to place in your most holy Ranker ? God send you all as well to speede , and make your way as streight , As such as you had in the dayes of king Henry the eight . O that he were aliue , to sée how you his Daughter vse . But he that hath his soule to kéepe , shall sende you shortly newes I doe not doubt , fit for your factes the ende of Rebels race , With shamefull deathes to haue the ende full fit in such a case . Good peoples helpe you séeme to craue to ayde you in your sturre : xi . Article . Good people will their Princes wrath be fearefull to incurre . Though you ne recke like bedlem men your life and lande to léese , Yet shall you finde the contrary , and that in all degrees . If God by you will punishe vs , in déede we must obey , And we the better for his stroke , though you be cast away : For longer then he thinketh good , you shall not sure preuaile , And then will he in wrathfull moode strike downe both heade and taile . This is the way to know the foes of God , and eke our Prince , Which craftily haue kept themselues and secretly did wince . Now may the Quéene soone finde them out who faythfull be in deede , And cursed Papistes by this meanes full soone she may out wéede . The hollow hartes will now appéere and subiects true in harts Will now like men , both speake and doe and liuely play their parts . And to kéepe backe that forreyne powre should not this lande destroy , xij . Article . Ye will your selues it wast , before that they shall it annoy . But how know ye that forreine power would entermeddle héere ? Belike you haue them willde thereto you loue your lande so déere . And least that they our strength might finde when they approch to lande , You will if you may worke the same , it weaken to their hande . The loose of you if you be slaine , as fit is for your sinne , Shall leaue the fewer in this lande , to let the foe come in . A case it is to fonde to thinke that straungers should refourme The things amisse within this lande and make it to retourne What ? is it not a Monarchie ? what Prince hath here to doe ? Or who so strong that may vs gréeue , if we be true thereto ? A Prouerbe olde , no lande there is that can this lande subdue , If we agrée within our selues , and to our Realme be true . Was euer lande so gouerned sith conquest heretofore , As this hath bene in all respectes this .xij. yeares and more ? What peace , what rest , what quietnesse , what welth , what helth hath reignde , What iustice hath bene ministred , to all that haue complainde . Was euer Prince so mercifull as this most noble Quéene ? How she hath nurst the Noble blouds is euidently séene . Whose head from shoulders hath she cut , though some did it deserue ? Whom hath she burnt , or in the iayle caused that they should starue ? If lenitie may make men rise , or méekenesse gender yre , If colde may cause the Coles to burne , or water kindell fyre ? If Adamant may thrust away the Iron or the Stéele , Or shining Sunne the naked man may cause the colde to féele ? Then may our Quéene Elizabeth be thought to be the cause Why these Rebels doe go about the breaking of hir lawes . But sure it is , hir humblenesse that she hath euer vsde , The Caytifes now most cankerdly with treason haue abusde . God saue the Quéene , ye crie alowde , xiij . Article . with weapon stiffe in hande , To trouble hir , whose prudent heade hath saued all the lande . Such glosing wordes , and painted style are fit for foolish heades , Or else for babes , whose infancie doe lyke as leaders leades . 〈◊〉 the ●●ople . But now to you the simple sort leaue off from taking part And spéede apace vnto your home , and to your Prince conuart . Afore that God his wrath doe rise by Princes furie wrought To beate ye downe in fielde by force and bring ye all to nought . Doe you suppose , a Princes powre your Captaines may resist ? There is of you can tell you no , and if so be they list . In hir most noble fathers dayes when he came with his powre , Haue ye forgot when ye were vp how eche man tooke his bowre ? How often in one yeare ye rose the Chronicles doth tell , And yet no boote , ye had no gaine although ye did rebell . You neuer hard nor euer read that Rebelles dyd preuayle , And doe you thinke by dent of sworde to make your Prince to quaile ? Nay make your count , though you do thinke that many be as you Of Popishe mynd , yet shall you finde their hearts to be full true . And multitudes that doe beléeue this lore to be full right , Are readie prest to take hir part if you will trye hir might . But better no : returne in time if you hir grace doe looue , And seeke not iustice as your right , but doe hir mercie prooue . You cannot poynt , if fielde be fought the victorie at wyll , What gaine shall come vnto your part when eche doth other kill ? O simple men why should ye thus despise the quiet state Of this the Realme so gouerned as you were in of late ? The Realmes about so troubeled and you in quiet rest : Who shall the breakers of the same not vtterly detest ? And what if that ye should increase , ( as God forbid the same ) And Princes powre with Rebels might should runne abrode by fame . Would not the foes that now be still then buskell to come in ▪ When feebled is the lande of might by broyles that ye begin ? Their holinesse and yours is like , they séeke but for to raine , And for your making of their way you shall of them be slaine . Therefore take counsell yet in time afore yée go to farre . Your Quéene , your Realme , and happie stat● , aboue all things prefarre . For make account ▪ ye shall not bring the state to you to yeelde , You shall first fynd the englishe bloud to lie in many a féelde . The sonne , the father , yee shall bring with dent of sword to stryke , The brother shall the brother méete , and doe also the lyke . In Princes cause no kith nor kinne affinitie nor blood Shall staye the subiect to set out to spende both life and good . With conscience good , and fayth full sure , though he be slaine in féelde Yet shall he as true subiect dye and so his soule vp yeelde . Whereas if you in fielde be slayne bicause ye did rebell By fact , your slaughter hath the waye to Deuills that are in hell . Who for bicause ▪ they did arise against the Lord of might , 〈◊〉 you doe now against his powre they lost eternall light . The fatherlesse that ye shall make and Widdowes in their wo Shall pray your fee in torments great to be for doing so . Yea , of your owne that you shall leaue shall cursse you for your déedes , When they shall féele the plague to stretch to them , for your yll meedes . Bethinke your selues , and take aduice and spéedily repent : Accept the pardon of the Prince when it to you is sent . So may you saue your bodies yet , your soules and eake your good , And stay the Deuill , that hopes by you to spill much Christian blood . God saue our Quéene , and kéepe in peace this Iland euermore , So shall we render vnto him eternall thanks therefore . FINIS . ꝙ . ( W. S. ) God saue the Queene
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